All Telefónica Group articles
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M&A
Telefónica ditches another Hispam business with knockdown Peru sale
Telefónica firms up a second Hispam market exit in less than two months, agreeing to offload its Peruvian business to Argentinian investment group Integra.
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Network & Infrastructure
European telcos call on authorities to bolster subsea security
Collection of Europe’s largest telcos and subsea cable operators, including Orange, Proximus, Telefónica, and Vodafone, call for closer collaboration with the EU, NATO, and UK government to defend subsea infrastructure, following several high-profile incidents in recent years…
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Strategy & Change
Telefónica’s Murtra wants to ‘go big’ after cementing exec chair job
Group’s new boss makes a call-to-action for strategic renewal at operator as his contentious appointment gains shareholder approval. Telefónica needs to adapt to “new era in US-European relations”, he says.
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Financial & Performance
What has the past week revealed about telecoms tariff exposure?
Analysis: Following the past week of international markets grappling with the USA’s now-paused ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs, TelcoTitans mined the global data for impact on top telcos, vendors and digital infra players…
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M&A
Telefónica’s Argentina sale creates more fallout
Telefónica’s abrupt exit from Argentina has set off a regulatory chain reaction, but the Spanish operator maintains the deal is done and it is protected from the mounting legal challenges.
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Network & Infrastructure
Telefónica goes to the edge with telco rivals to build European cloud alternatives
Telefónica España deploys first edge nodes in support of €1.2bn EU-funded effort to construct shared cloud infrastructure and services as the project gears up to test use cases later this year.
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Financial & Performance
Spain and Brazil cement place in Telefónica core
Collectively, Telefónica’s core quad deliver on key Group ambitions in FY24, particularly around operating and capital efficiency.
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Interview
Interview: telcos’ watchdog boss on efforts to keep suppliers in line on CSR
Vodafone’s Paras Shah, Chairman of CSR-focused telco association JAC, speaks to TelcoTitans about how its effort to monitor supply chain resilience and risk is going deeper and broader as signs emerge that operators’ supply chains are starting to diversify.
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Technology
Telefónica Hispam duo bring in Netcracker for BSS update
Telefónica’s units in Ecuador and Uruguay push transformation agenda with adoption of new tools within Netcracker’s Digital BSS suite.
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Network & Infrastructure
Germany’s MNOs win five-year spectrum extension, with strings attached
German telecoms regulator set higher coverage targets and sharing obligations in exchange for extending spectrum licences for five years for the three largest mobile operators.
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People
Investor Cube appoints ex-Telefónica and ONI boss to run European fibre portfolio
Cube Infrastructure Managers makes key leadership changes to drive its growth strategy forward, including the appointment of Xavier Martin to manage digital infra and telecoms investments, as well as a new COO and finance lead.
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Interview
Glide Identity’s mission: a new telco API franchise to replace the billions at risk with SMS OTP
Eran Haggiag, founder CEO of telco-backed authentication startup Glide Identity, tells TelcoTitans that it’s time to move on from multi-billion dollar but vulnerable SMS One Time Passwords, and swap in revenue from Open Gateway-based APIs leveraging with SIM cryptography. And why this time is different with Google…
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Network & Infrastructure
Photonic networks: Orange and Telefónica predict energy gains, 6G benefits
European operator duo highlight the potential for all‑photonics networks to play an important role in achieving net zero goals in the near‑to‑mid term, also envisaging their role in future network technology.
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M&A
Brazil’s Vivo accessorises with Samauma purchase
Operator bulks up and extends its existing mobile gadget range with buyout of specialist gizmos group Samauma. Deal also brings wider retail reach and backup for Vivo’s broader strategy of boosting loyalty through tech diversification.
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Interview
Sinch on APIs (and RCS): remapping the complex CSP-CPaaS dynamic?
Sinch CMO Jonathan Bean tells TelcoTitans how CSPs and CPaaS players can work together to develop network API and RCS ecosystems to grow their already lucrative mutual revenue pie — including opening up the critical ‘communications developer’ community.
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Network & Infrastructure
Monetisation talks as Telefónica begins data-led 5G core update
Operator running tech partner selection process for new network data analytics function in mobile core stack.
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Interview
Sateliot CEO charts course towards €1bn annual sales
Jaume Sanpera, CEO of Spanish IoT-focused satellite operator, says close collaboration with MNOs is set to drive startup towards target of €1bn in annual revenue by 2030.
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People
Telefónica Peoplewatch: Indra incursion continues as Murtra makes mark
Latest strategic and senior changes at Telefónica, including reshuffles of both the Board of Directors and Executive Team as follow-ons from Telefónica’s recent ownership changes; Aduna takes shape; exec changes at infra ventures Fiberpass and nexfibre; and overseas changes at BT Business doubles down on the UK…
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M&A
Telefónica puts finishing touches on Colombian exit plan
Telefónica and Millicom reach a formal agreement on consolidation of their Colombian businesses, preparing the way for Telefónica to exit the market. Movement also being seen on parallel effort to secure antitrust approval for transaction, and proposed buyout of government minority holding in Telefónica Colombia.
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Network & Infrastructure
VM O2 takes aim at mobile network ‘pain points’ with £700m spend plan
UK operator expects to spend £700m this year to alleviate network “pain points” for customers and improve mobile service experience.